invitation; introduction; temptation
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
witnessing; observing; sighting
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
possession; retention; maintenance
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to come for the first time; to become for the first time
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
I see; that's right; indeed